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Masdar signs first green loan in Middle East
10 October 2018Renewable energy company Masdar has signed a green revolving credit facility (RCF) with four banks to fund investments in its international clean technology and sustainable real estate projects.
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Green bonds round-up, 5 September 2018
05 September 2018German real estate bank, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, has issued its second €500 million ($580 million) green Pfandbrief.
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Green bond round-up, 22 August 2018
22 August 2018Bank Australia has raised AUD125 million ($92 million) from its inaugural sustainability notes.
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests C$200m in energy storage firm
25 July 2018The C$189.5 billion ($144.3 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has committed to invest C$200 million in the acquisition of energy storage projects in Ontario, Canada.
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Swiss energy storage fund reaches final close at €252m
27 June 2018A range of European pension funds and family offices have invested in the SUSI Energy Storage Fund (SESF), helping it reach €252 million ($293 million) by its final close.
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Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference
15 June 2018Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference saw the agreement of a deal that could help drive growth in the region, writes Michael Hurley.
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Green bond round-up, 16 May
16 May 2018The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.
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Green bonds round-up, 2 May
02 May 2018DTE Electric, an electricity utility based in Detroit, Michigan, has entered the green bond market with a $525 million, 30-year issue. It pays a coupon of 4.05% and was priced at 97 basis points over US Treasuries, giving a yield to maturity of 4.076%. The issue has been rated Aa3, A and A+ by Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch, respectively.
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Voting begins for EF's Deals of the Year awards
25 April 2018A new category of 'Loan of the Year' has been added to Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.
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Time is ripe for pensions to increase climate focus, says law firm
23 April 2018The "time is ripe" for pension fund trustees to move climate risk up their investment agenda, a report by law firm Pinsent Masons has said.